What paper type are Spot UV cards printed on?

Spot UV cards are printed on a coated card stock. The coating creates a smooth, sealed surface, which is what lets the raised, glossy spot UV coating pop against the flatter, matte areas of your design.

• Coated stock gives spot UV the sealed base it needs to sit cleanly on top of the print.
• Uncoated paper is porous, so the gloss tends to soak in and the contrast is lost.
• The effect works best where a glossy element sits against a matte background, so a matte-finish coated stock is a common pairing.

Because spot UV depends on that smooth surface, it is applied to coated rather than uncoated stocks.